Final Exam: Chapter 5, 12, & 13 Flashcards
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Derm/o
dermat/o
Cutane/o
Skin
Erythr/o
Red
Hidr/o
Sweat
Hist/o
Histi/o
Tissue
Ichthy/o
Fish
Kerat/o
Scler/o
Hard
Leuk/o
White
Melan/o
Black
Myc/o
Fungus
Onych/o
Nail
Plas/o
Formation
Purpur/o
Purple
Seb/o
Sebum (oil)
Squam/o
Scale
Trich/o
Hair
Xanth/o
Yellow
Xer/o
Dry
Epithelium
Cells covering external and internal surfaces of the body
Epidermis
Thin, cellular outer layer of the skin
Squamous cell layer
Flat, scale-like epithelial cells comprising the outermost layers of the epidermis
Basal layer
Deepest region of the epidermis
Melanocyte
A cell found in the basal layer that gives color to the skin
Melanin
Dark brown or black pigment contained in melanocytes
Dermis
Dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin (also known as the corium)